Hundreds rally in support of Mali armed forces against West-backed attacks

Описание: “So to the authorities in Mali, we are with them.”

Hundreds of Malians rallied in Bamako on Saturday, backing the armed forces' operations against coordinated attacks and threats of a blockade by the Western-backed Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam (JNIM).

The recent wave of citizen mobilization follows the Malian government’s announcement that it had killed hundreds of fighters and seized motorcycles and vehicles, in response to a series of coordinated attacks across the country on April 25.

Authorities have stated that troop deployments are being restructured as part of a broader counter-offensive.

The April 25 attempted coup — claimed by the al-Qaeda-linked (JNIM) and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) —represent one of Mali’s most serious escalations in years. Defense Minister Sadio Camara was killed during the attacks.